If the chai you know is cinnamon, clove, and cardamom over black tea, this is that cup with a golden turn: turmeric and extra ginger stirred into the spice. Simmer it on the stove with milk for a warm, spiced golden latte, morning or afternoon. It is built on a black tea base, so it carries a moderate caffeine lift. Ginger and Ceylon cinnamon lead, cloves and green cardamom deepen it, turmeric brings the golden color and earthy base, and black peppercorn adds a gentle warmth.
This is a dry loose blend, not a bag, and it comes alive simmered rather than steeped. The milk softens the spice and carries the turmeric, giving you that golden-milk color in a fuller, chai-spiced cup.
We blend it in small batches in Portland from our own family's recipe. Turmeric-and-milk drinks like golden milk (haldi doodh) have a long place in Indian homes, and this sets that warmth on a proper spiced-tea (masala chai) base.
Ingredients: black tea, ginger, turmeric, Ceylon cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, Tellicherry black peppercorn. Contains caffeine. No sugar, no preservatives. Vegan.
